I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

I am resolved to obey Your statutes
to the very end.

ס SamekI hate those who are double-minded,
but I love Your instruction.

You are my shelter and my shield;
I put my hope in Your word.

Sustain me so that I can be safe
and always be concerned about Your statutes.

You reject all who stray from Your statutes,
for their deceit is a lie.

You remove all the wicked on earth
as if they were dross;
therefore, I love Your decrees.

I tremble in awe of You;
I fear Your judgments.

Guarantee Your servant’s well-being;
do not let the arrogant oppress me.

My eyes grow weary looking for Your salvation
and for Your righteous promise.

Deal with Your servant based on Your faithful love;
teach me Your statutes.

I am Your servant; give me understanding
so that I may know Your decrees.

It is time for the Lord to act,
for they have violated Your instruction.

Since I love Your commands
more than gold, even the purest gold,

I carefully follow all Your precepts
and hate every false way.

פ PeYour decrees are wonderful;
therefore I obey them.

The revelation of Your words brings light
and gives understanding to the inexperienced.

I open my mouth and pant
because I long for Your commands.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is Your practice toward those who love Your name.

Make my steps steady through Your promise;
don’t let any sin dominate me.

Redeem me from human oppression,
and I will keep Your precepts.

Show favor to Your servant,
and teach me Your statutes.

My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.

צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,
and Your judgments are just.

The decrees You issue are righteous
and altogether trustworthy.

My anger overwhelms me
because my foes forget Your words.

Your word is completely pure,
and Your servant loves it.

I am insignificant and despised,
but I do not forget Your precepts.

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and Your instruction is true.

Trouble and distress have overtaken me,
but Your commands are my delight.

Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.

ק QofI call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
I will obey Your statutes.

I call to You; save me,
and I will keep Your decrees.

I rise before dawn and cry out for help;
I put my hope in Your word.

I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on Your promise.

In keeping with Your faithful love, hear my voice.
Lord, give me life in keeping with Your justice.

Those who pursue evil plans come near;
they are far from Your instruction.

You are near, Lord,
and all Your commands are true.

Long ago I learned from Your decrees
that You have established them forever.

ר ReshConsider my affliction and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten Your instruction.

Salvation is far from the wicked
because they do not seek Your statutes.

Your compassions are many, Lord;
give me life according to Your judgments.

My persecutors and foes are many.
I have not turned from Your decrees.

I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust
because they do not keep Your word.

Consider how I love Your precepts;
Lord, give me life according to Your faithful love.

The entirety of Your word is truth,
and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

שׂ Sin/ שׁ ShinPrinces have persecuted me without cause,
but my heart fears only Your word.

I rejoice over Your promise
like one who finds vast treasure.

I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love Your instruction.

I praise You seven times a day
for Your righteous judgments.

Abundant peace belongs to those
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.

Lord, I hope for Your salvation
and carry out Your commands.

I obey Your decrees
and love them greatly.

I obey Your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before You.

ת TavLet my cry reach You, Lord;
give me understanding according to Your word.

Let my plea reach You;
rescue me according to Your promise.

My lips pour out praise,
for You teach me Your statutes.

My tongue sings about Your promise,
for all Your commands are righteous.

May Your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen Your precepts.

I long for Your salvation, Lord,
and Your instruction is my delight.

Let me live, and I will praise You;
may Your judgments help me.

I wander like a lost sheep;
seek Your servant,
for I do not forget Your commands.

I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.

A song of ascents.I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?

He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.

Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.

The Lord protects you;
the Lord is a shelter right by your side.

The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.

The Lord will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.

The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.

Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem—

where the tribes, Yahweh’s tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
(This is an ordinance for Israel.)

There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.

may there be peace within your walls,
prosperity within your fortresses.”

Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.

A Davidic song of ascents.If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—

If the Lord had not been on our side
when men attacked us,

Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

A song of ascents.Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.

A song of ascents.When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord had done great things for us;
we were joyful.

Restore our fortunes, Lord,
like watercourses in the Negev.

Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
children, a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons born in one’s youth.

You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life

and will see your children’s children!

Peace be with Israel.

and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.

Lord, listen to my voice;
let Your ears be attentive
to my cry for help.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.

A Davidic song of ascents.Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
both now and forever.

“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,

I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber

Rise up, Lord, come to Your resting place,
You and Your powerful ark.

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may Your godly people shout for joy.